Hosea 6:7 (GNV)

Passage

But they like men haue transgressed the couenant: there haue they trespassed against me.

Nearby Context

Hosea 6:5 Therefore haue I cut downe by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements were as the light that goeth forth.

Hosea 6:6 For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.

Hosea 6:7 But they like men haue transgressed the couenant: there haue they trespassed against me.

Hosea 6:8 Gilead is a citie of them that worke iniquitie, and is polluted with blood.

Hosea 6:9 And as the eues waite for a man, so the companie of Priestes murder in the way by consent: for they worke mischiefe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "like", "haue", "transgressed", "couenant", "trespassed", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "like" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For I desired mercie and not sacrifice..." into verse 8's "Gilead is a citie of them that...", so "like" and "haue" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "like" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.